No wonder aging in place has become a hot topic since late. In North America, the aging population has been increasing with a projected increase between 4.5 and 9.8 million seniors in Canada between 2005 and 2036, and a projected increase of 98 million senior citizens in the USA till 2060.
Home designers need the knowledge and expertise necessary to design accessible, comfortable, and safe places so that they can live in their own houses independently and dignifiedly. Special requirements need to be fulfilled as per customer choice. Here are various ideas that can help you achieve the desired goal.
The Ultimate Design Checklist
- General Design
Before reaching the design checklist in each room, a list of general criteria must be made when creating accessibility and security space. These principles apply to every room, including the plan of the house.
A list of general guidelines should be taken while building a space for accessibility and security before getting to the aging design checklist in each room. These criteria are applicable in any room, including the house plan.
- Open plan with little obstacles
- New luminaires
- Windows Longer
- Colors are specific (proper contrasting to aid with depth perception)
- Entries without a step
- Larger gates (min. 36 inches)
- Don’t cast rugs (tripping hazard)
- Installation of the ramp
- Door handles in lever style
- Design of the bathroom
The person who has age or disability has to personalize the bathroom, as bathrooms are likely to create accidents, which is quite vital. Bathrooms are the cause of around 235,000 non-fatal injuries every year in the United States due to their ceramic floors and slippery surfaces.
- Height adjustment of a toilet or seat extension installation
- Tomb of bars close to the toilet and in the bathroom.
- The seat of the shower
- Coating anti-slip in bath/Dusche
- Boden treatment slip-resistant
- Shower/tub walk-in
- Showerhead handheld
- Design of the kitchen
You want to ensure ease of use and smoothness while constructing a kitchen. You don’t have to place the cabinets your customer can’t get to and all appliances have to be correctly placed to prevent your customer from moving too much. Using modern kitchen design ideas can save you in many ways.
- Height of sink adjustment
- Faint sink
- Free handheld wheel
- Stockpile Pull-out
- Indoor fridge door storage
- Cooktop front-mounted checks
- Cabinet pulls in D-shaped
- Lighting in the subcabinet
- Round countertops edges
- Lower towards the stove.
- Big drawers
- Microwave at counter height
- Bedroom Design & Closet
Getting into and out of bed can be a problem for people with a disability or the elder people with bone issues. All these aspects should be taken into account by home designers while designing a bedroom.
- Main floor bedroom
- Small bed (20-23″ from top to floor of mattress)
- Tables at the same level as the bed
- Bed track
- Telephone next to bed
- Appropriate bed length
- Closet rods pull-down
- Closet lighting
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